India's DPDPA?
Switch it on.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act requires free, specific, informed consent given through clear affirmative action, with notices visitors can read in their own language. Enable the India regulation in Clickio Consent and visitors from India get exactly that, automatically.
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The DPDPA at a glance
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 brings one of the world's largest internet audiences under a modern consent regime, with implementing rules phasing the obligations in. The Act's consent and notice duties apply from 13 May 2027, with Consent Manager registration opening in November 2026.
Who it protects
Individuals in India Applies to digital personal data processed in India, and abroad when offering goods or services to people in India
Consent model
Opt-in, affirmative Consent must be free, specific, informed, unconditional and unambiguous, given through clear affirmative action
Language rule
Notices in 22+ languages Visitors may request the consent notice in English or any language of India's Eighth Schedule
Penalties
Up to ₹250 crore Roughly US$28 to 30 million per violation category, imposed by the Data Protection Board of India once the penalty provisions commence in May 2027
This guide is general information for site owners, not legal advice. Check the current text of the law and your own counsel for your situation.
How Clickio covers India
A dedicated regulation in Clickio's catalog, tuned to what the DPDPA actually asks for.
Geo-matched automatically
Visitors from India get the DPDPA dialog with India-specific wording and defaults, while the rest of your audience keeps their own regulation's experience: one tag, every law.
Multi-language notices
Clickio's dynamic localization serves the dialog in your visitors' languages, matched to the DPDPA's expectation that people can read the notice in a language they understand.
Affirmative & recorded
No pre-ticked anything: consent requires a clear action, withdrawal is as easy as giving it, and every choice is logged as a consent record you can produce on request.
Made for how India's web actually works
- Non-TCF mode for India. The DPDPA experience runs Clickio's non-TCF consent mechanics: the dialog matches the law, not a European ad framework that doesn't apply.
- Purposes scoped per regulation. Show Indian visitors exactly the purposes relevant to them; built-in purposes can be toggled and custom purposes scoped per regulation.
- Enablement. Add India to your site's regulations in the Platform (at site creation or later) and pair it with GDPR, US state laws and Vietnam in one setup.
- Dedicated DPDPA dialog: India-specific texts and defaults
- Dynamic localization: notices in the languages your audience reads
- Consent records: evidence for the Data Protection Board era
- Complete disclosure: keep declarations current with the Cookie Scanner
Frequently asked questions
Does the DPDPA apply to my site if my company isn't in India?
Yes, potentially: the Act reaches processing outside India when it's connected to offering goods or services to individuals in India. If Indian visitors are part of your audience, geo-matched DPDPA consent is the practical way to cover that traffic.
How is DPDPA consent different from GDPR consent?
Both are opt-in regimes, but the DPDPA has its own definitions, notice requirements and institutions (the Data Protection Board, Consent Managers). Clickio treats India as its own regulation with its own dialog and texts rather than reusing the GDPR banner.
What about the 22-language requirement?
The Act gives individuals the option to access the consent notice in English or any of the languages in India's Eighth Schedule. Clickio's dynamic localization is built for exactly this kind of multi-language audience: notices render in the languages you enable for your site.
Is TCF used for Indian visitors?
No. TCF is a European advertising framework, and in Clickio's regulation catalog TCF is a property of the regulation. India runs in non-TCF mode, which is what the DPDPA context calls for.
How do I enable it?
Add India to your site's regulations in the Platform, at site creation or any time later. No extra code: the same Clickio Consent tag serves every regulation.
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Add this market to your consent setup. Start with a 14-day free trial; per-region settings and multi-language dialogs start on Starter.
India DPDPA is a supported regulation in Clickio Consent, from the Starter plan.